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Butδὲthe one who doubts,ὁ διακρινόμενοςifἐὰνhe eats,φάγῃis condemned,κατακέκριταιbecauseὅτιit isnotοὐκfromἐκfaith;πίστεωςandδὲeverythingπᾶνthatὃisnotοὐκfromἐκfaithπίστεωςisἐστίνsin.ἁμαρτία
Romans 14:23
Study it in the app“But the one who doubts, if he eats, is condemned, because it is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:23, word by word
- the one who doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenos
doubt
To waver, be unsure in faith.
Where else “diakrinomenos” appears- he eatsφάγῃphagēi
eat
Eat.
Where else “phagēi” appears- is condemnedκατακέκριταιkatakekritai
condemn
Condemn, pass sentence against someone.
Where else “katakekritai” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- isἐστίνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts place here the closing praise of 16:25-27.
The context
22The faith that you have, keep to yourself before God. Happy is the one who does not judge himself in what he approves.
23 · This verse (above)
To study Romans 14 in a group
1. What it says
What differences are there among believers about eating and about days, and what does Paul ask of each side? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness, peace and joy? (v. 17)
3. How I live it
With whom do you differ on non-essential things? How can you pursue what leads to peace with that person? (v. 19)